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2015 RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERnurs ing annual report
Table o f Contents
MESSAGE FROM RUSH NURSING
LEADERSHIP
PNS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FY 2015 GOALS
➢Communication
➢Community Service
➢Nursing By-Laws
IMPACTING PATIENT OUTCOMES
CLABSI
CAUTI
HAPU
Falls with Injury
Nursing Engagement Data
COMMUNITY SERVICE
PNS OFFICERS
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Ebola
Ambulatory shared governance
STRUCTURAL EMPOWERMENT
Falls Project
Prep/Recovery-Discharge Instructions
EXEMPLARY PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Tracheostomy Associated Pressure Ulcers
Animal Assisted Therapy
NEW KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIONS AND
IMPROVEMENTS
Stroke Notification Emergency Department
Baby-Friendly, Breastfeeding
CERTIFICATION
AWARDS
PRESENTATIONS
POSTERS
PUBLICATIONS
ADDITIONAL AWARDS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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WE ARE PLEASED TO SHARE THE RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NURSING
ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 15 (JULY 2014-JUNE 2015). RUSH NURSING
CONTINUES TO MAKE TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD IMPROVING
QUALITY, SAFETY AND OUTCOMES FOR OUR PATIENTS.
The report showcases the many accomplishments of nurses over the past year. Nurses have
been involved in a variety of projects, which include implementing an RN activated stroke
alert process in the Emergency Department, promoting a shared governance structure in
ambulatory nursing, pursuing Baby-Friendly designation and reducing tracheostomy related
pressure ulcers. Rush nurses have a strong commitment to community involvement and
the Professional Nursing Staff continued to work with those coping with mental health
issues by providing four community health fairs along with education.
This past year signified a great amount of change. We both took on greater leadership
roles at Rush. On June 1, then Chief Nursing Officer Cynthia Barginere was promoted to
be the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Rush. Cynthia is also the Rush
System for Health Chief Nursing Executive. Patricia Nedved assumed the role of acting
Chief Nursing Officer beginning in June 2015.
Rush responded to the Ebola crisis on Oct. 14, 2014 and became part of the Chicago
Department of Public Health’s local Ebola response network (CERN). Nursing leadership
was critical to this effort.
Lastly, we continued to prepare for our upcoming Magnet site visit as part of our fourth
Magnet designation. The work of the Magnet champions and committee was phenomenal!
We hope that you enjoy learning about the important contributions of nurses at Rush. Our
goal is to provide the highest quality of care to the patients of the Chicagoland community.
Cynthia Barginere DNP, RN, FACHE Patricia Nedved, MSN, CENP, FABC
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PNS Execut ive Commit tee
FY 2015 GOALS
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNITY SERVICE
NURSING BY-LAWS
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• Improved Rush Nursing Site (on Inside.Rush.edu)
– Focused on improving PNS team sites for better communication among nurses
– Moved previous PNS tab for ease of finding site and associated PNS resources and moved all 19 PNS team sites (including other important resources) under this tab
– Added RUMG Nursing site to PNS tab
– Made all PNS sites readable by all nursing staff (once logged in) to view content and stay informed. Team site owners (such as chairpersons) have full range of capabilities to add/delete text and update the site, while committee members have been granted contributory access.
– Developed two additional sites: PNS structure and hospital-wide journal club team sites
– Educated staff how to access and use team sites at PNS Forums, PNS educational offerings, and various PNS committee meetings
• Educated nurses about our Professional Practice Model (PPM)
– Education (PowerPoint and voiceover) prepared by Eric Zack about our PPM that was recorded and uploaded to our nursing portal to educate all nurses
– Developed 3D PPM models
– Others developed 3D models part of Magnet Fair competitions
– Incorporated PPM education at all GNO, RUMG RN orientations, and GEM student introductions to PNS
– Shared this at RN leadership meetings, PNS committee meetings, PNS Forums, etc.
– PNS survey regarding PPM’s current relevance (PNS executive, and other staff RNs)
– PNS executive committee and Magnet champions evaluated the PPM and no changes were needed
• Improved local community health by offering primary prevention, health education, and screening for people with persistent mental illness by partnering with Thresholds
– Provided four community outreach offerings at various locations (completing eight offerings in past two years)
– Donated previously promised $5,000 to Thresholds for member nicotine replacement resources not covered by insurance
– Dates included Sept. 30, 2014; Jan. 29, 2015; April 30, 2015; and June 30, 2015.
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COMMUNICATION
COMMUNITY SERVICE
• Revised the Nursing By-Laws in the following ways:
– Reduced PNS president term to three years total
– Required BSN before election of PNS officers
– Updated inclusive verbiage (APNs, Ambulatory, etc.)
– Defined current committees and their structures
– Operationalized the approval process of by-law revisions
– Required 60 percent attendance at PNS committee meetings
– Established succession plans for committee chairs
• Prepared nurses for our fourth Magnet designation (site visit planned in Fall 2015)
– Magnet Fair, education, PNS forums, Rush University Medical Group (RUMG) educational offerings, etc.
• Revised Rush nursing inpatient and outpatient clinical ladders
• Developed and utilized Rush’s Ambulatory DAC into PNS structure
– Created a RUMG DAC charter and multiple educational offerings for RUMG staff
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NURSING BY-LAWS
ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
nurs ing annual report
IMPACTING PATIENT OUTCOMES
Central Line Associated BloodStream Infections (CLABSI)
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)
Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers (HAPU)
Falls with Injury
Nursing Engagement
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CLABSI
FY 2015 PROGRESS
CENTRAL LINE BUNDLE
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CAUTI
REDUCE CAUTI INCIDENCE TO ACHIEVE ORGANIZATIONAL GOAL OF 0.46 SIR
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HAPUHOSPITAL ACQUIRED PRESSURE ULCERS (HAPU) FY15 (JULY 2014-JUNE 2015)
Each year we set a goal to decrease our Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers (HAPU). Our specific goal for FY15 was to decrease the occurrence of HAPU Stage II or Greater to below 2.38 percent. Once each quarter we conduct a Pressure Ulcer Prevalence Day. The Wound Ostomy Nurses, together with specially trained staff nurses, evaluate each and every patient for the presence of pressure ulcers. The FY15 Prevalence Days were held in August 2014, November 2014, January 2015 and April 2015. The graph illustrates the percentage of patients with HAPU Stage II or greater each quarter. In 1QFY15 there were 10 patients (2.34 percent), in 2QFY15 10 patients (2.14 percent), in 3QFY15 10 patients (2.25 percent), in 4QFY15 7 patients (1.5 percent).
Our HAPU Stage II or greater rate for FY15 was 2.06 percent and we exceeded our goal.
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Percent HAPU Stage II or Greater
FALLS WITH INJURYFALLS WITH INJURY FY15 (JULY 2014-JUNE 2015)
Each year, we set a goal to decrease the number of patients who fall and sustain an injury. Our goal for FY2015 was to decrease our injury falls to 0.14 or less per 1,000 patient days. The graph shows our rate of injury falls by month and by quarter.
We count our falls “per 1,000 patient days” in order to compare months evenly. Just looking at raw numbers is not enough as one month might be very busy with many patients in the hospital and another month might be less busy with fewer patients. One would expect that the busier months would have more falls than the less busy months.
Our injury fall rate for FY15 was 0.13 per 1,000 patient days, which exceeded our goal.
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Injury Falls per 1,000 Patient Days
NURSING ENGAGEMENT
At Rush, we utilize the Advisory Board Employee Engagement Survey. The survey was open during the month of October 2014. The survey has been in place since 2008 and their benchmark currently stands at 650 facilities with more than 650,000 respondents. Their research has shown that 42 questions are “drivers” of engagement across eight categories: baseline satisfiers, communication and input, employee support, feedback and recognition, manager effectiveness, mission and values, professional growth, and teamwork. The Employee Engagement Survey was available to clinical nursing staff (staff nurses or advanced practice nurses that spend more than 50 percent of their time in patient care) throughout October 2014.
We had 1,706 nurse responders to the survey, which was a 96 percent participation rate. For the survey results, content and engaged rates should trend higher while disengaged and ambivalent rates should trend lower. In 2013, 75 percent of our staff nurses were either engaged or content. Rush improved the percent of engaged or content nurses to 82.4 percent in 2014. We also had a lower rate of disengaged nurses in 2014 at 4.4 percent, down from 6 percent in 2013.
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Rush Engagement Index October 2014
COMMUNITY SERVICE
PNS• Community outreach consists of working with people living with mental illness, a consistently
underserved population. This was one of the main initiatives for FY15 for PNS. PNS chose to continue volunteering with an organization called Thresholds. By doing this, nurses from Rush offer their real expertise by contributing clinical skills and talent to educate, screen and prevent future ailments in this often neglected group.
• Health fairs were held September 2014, January 2015, April 2015 and June 2015
– 111 participants
– 86 volunteers
NURSING SENIOR LEADERSHIP (NSL):• Members of NSL participated in two programs.
– Senior wellness program on September 17, 2014
– Chicago Senior Fest on September 18, 2014
During the senior wellness event, nursing leaders provided blood pressure screenings and educational handouts. Senior Fest volunteers promoted wellness by giving away Rush-donated apples, hand sanitizer (provided by Infection Prevention Department) and wellness educational handouts. They also provided health screenings, which included checking blood pressure and weight.
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PNS OFFICERS
FY15
President
Eric Zack, DNP, RN, ACNP, BC, AOCN, BMTCN (RN3, 14 East Tower)
President Elect
Christy Aliposa, BSN, RN, CMSRN (RN3, 13 West Tower)
Treasurer
Thomas Starr, MSN, RN, CNL, CCRN-CMC (RN3 MICU & AUD NSICU)
Secretary
Katie Maschoff, BSN, RN, CCRN (RN2 CICU & AUD CSO)
Transformat ional Leadership
EBOLA RESPONSE AT RUSH
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The team in Professional Nursing Practice developed the content to provide levels 1-3 PPE training in a short time frame. This request came on October 14 and training began two short days later on October 16. Many activities were com-pleted by the PPE training team, which included the following:
• Developing content for the didactic portions of level 1 and 2 training
• Video development for all three levels
• Developing checklists for level 1, 2 and 3 PPE
• Orchestrating a train-the-trainer concept as well as a second demonstration for all levels
• Hosting other organizations to view training;
• Providing daily reports to the Ebola preparedness committee
• Providing expert advice to the public via communications to the media, as well as internally at Rush
• Meeting with experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Illinois Department of Public Health as well as hazmat laboratory experts to continually refine the equipment we used to keep Rush staff safe
The Ebola PPE Training team was so successful that they received the Magnet Course for Excellence Team award in February 2015.
While PPE training continued, plans for developing a core team of care-givers began. Core team members were recruited by soliciting volunteers from Infection Prevention and Control specialists, Emergency Department RNs, Adult and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit RNs, attending intensivists, lab techs, radiology techs, dialysis techs, respira-tory therapists, Environmental Service managers, attending physicians (ED and Pulmonary Critical Care inten- sivist, pediatrics, obstetrics, surgeons)
IN OCTOBER 2014, RUSH WAS QUICKLY IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THE
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH’S LOCAL EBOLA RESPONSE
NETWORK (CERN) AND STEPPED INTO HIGH GEAR TO PREPARE. THE
FOLLOWING FOUR TO SIX WEEKS CONSISTED OF MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES,
WHICH INCLUDED DEVELOPING THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) TRAINING, CREATING A CORE TEAM TO
CARE FOR THESE PATIENTS AND BUILDING AN ISOLATION UNIT.
and chaplains. Service lines identified a core group who would be responsible for patient care for all shifts. In addition, support services identified a core group of individuals to train who would partic-ipate in regular drills. Training included hands-on practice, photographs, video modalities and return demonstration for competency.
While the core team concept was in progress, the biohazard containment unit (isopod) was being created using the conference rooms in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) 10 East Tower. This required a team to develop the design of the isopod, coordinate workflows with ancillary departments, develop a PAR list and set up for supplies. Stacey Harvey, RN, unit director in the MICU, was integral to this process and received the award for manager of the quarter and subsequently manager of the year for her work with the isopod and core team. Additional activities included developing core team schedules, a team directory and on-call schedules. To house all of this information in one location, a SharePoint team site was created on the nursing portal.
Professional Nursing Practice staff contin-ues to work with the core team to provide regular preparedness training. Also, the PPE videos are used to augment onboard-ing of all new employees.
Transformat ional Leadership
EMPOWERING AMBULATORY NURSES WITH SHARED GOVERNANCE
The goal of the Ambulatory Advisory
Council was to promote the shared
governance structure in the ambulatory
practice. Meetings were led by two
co-chairs who discussed shared gov-
ernance and how ambulatory nurses
could be strong partners in patient
care. The group defined their purpose,
meeting structure and developed a
formal charter establishing the council
as an official PNS group. At this time,
the ambulatory nurse engagement
scores were obtained and showed
that only 53 percent of RUMG nurses
were either engaged or content. This
became a significant driver in the need
to establish shared governance.
In January 2014, RUMG leadership met
to determine the next steps to promote
nursing engagement. An assessment
of nurses showed they had a limited
understanding of shared governance,
Rush PNS and Magnet concepts. Rush
nursing experts collaborated to develop
a mandatory educational program for
all RUMG nurses. The objective of the
program included key components of
structural empowerment, the forces
driving the change in the ambulatory
nurses’ role, the relationship of the
Magnet model of nursing to ambula-
tory and the Rush professional practice
model. The sessions were held in March and April 2014. Ambulatory nurses com-pleted the course and provided feedback that they felt more empowered.
During July-December 2014, the ambu-latory nursing structure continued to develop with the establishment of the clinical ladder, broader staff representa-tion at meetings and the formation of ambulatory committees. These com-mittees included: professional develop-ment, standards of care and recognition. The October 2014 RUMG Ambulatory Nursing engagement scores increased to 80 percent of RUMG nurses being engaged or content. The development of the structure, improved communication,
IN 2010, RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP (RUMG) RECOGNIZED
THE NEED FOR SHARED GOVERNANCE IN THE AMBULATORY SETTING.
THE LEADERSHIP APPOINTED AN AMBULATORY REPRESENTATIVE
TO THE HOSPITAL PROFESSIONAL NURSING STAFF (PNS) EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE ALONG WITH STARTING MONTHLY AMBULATORY
COUNCIL MEETINGS. THE MEETINGS CONTINUED ON AN INFORMAL
BASIS FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS. IN 2013, A FORMAL AMBULATORY
ADVISORY COUNCIL WAS FORMED.
stronger connections between clinics,
manager support and collaborating
with our physician partners all made
an impact.
Nursing leadership played a vital role
in the success of improving the RUMG
shared governance structure. Susan
Hurley, MPH, BSN, RN (practice adminis-
trator), and Kathleen Fisher, BSN, RN-BC
(clinical nurse manager), were instrumen-
tal in the process. Kathleen chaired the
RUMG departmental advisory committee
while Susan attended PNS committees
such as Magnet and Nursing Quality
Improvement. Both Susan and Kathleen
collaborated with Eric Zack, DNP, RN,
ACNP-BC, AOCN, BMTCN (past PNS
president and RN3 14 East) to make this
a successful transition. It was considered
so successful and groundbreaking that
in October of 2015, Susan, Kathleen
and Eric presented a program at the
National Magnet conference entitled,
“Establishing Shared Governance in
the Ambulatory Setting.”
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Structural Empowerment
FALL REDUCTION AND INJURY PREVENTION
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This project was Shirley Ambutas’ doctor of nursing practice (DNP) project entitled, “Fall Reduction and Injury Prevention Toolkit: Implementation
on Two Medical-Surgical Units.” It was completed in May 2015. One of the keys to success was that clinical nurses were involved in the analysis of the prob-lem, implementation of the fall toolkit, ongoing review of falls, and continual
evaluation of the process of inten-tional rounding, patient education, staff compliance with the fall bundle through auditing and post fall reviews. The organization’s safety climate has improved as nurses are committed to take accountability for reducing falls and preventing injury.
The results of this project provided compelling data that infrastruc-ture and capacity can be enhanced through structured program evalua-tion. There was a 66 percent reduction in falls and fall injuries on 13 West and 61 percent on 12 West.
FALLS AND RELATED INJURIES
ARE THE MOST FREQUENTLY
REPORTED ADVERSE EVENTS
IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING. THE
INCIDENCE OF FALLS ON 13 WEST
TOWER (MEDICAL FLOOR) AND
12 WEST TOWER (MEDICAL/
SURGICAL FLOOR) WHEN
COMPARED WITH THE SAME
SIZE AND TYPE MEDICAL
CENTER, WAS ABOVE THE
NATIONAL DATABASE FOR
NURSING QUALITY INDICATORS
(NDNQI) BENCHMARK.
WITH SUPPORT FROM THE
INTERDISCIPLINARY FALL
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
(IFOC), A COMPREHENSIVE
FALL REDUCTION AND INJURY
PREVENTION TOOLKIT WAS
IMPLEMENTED ON 12 WEST
AND 13 WEST FROM APRIL TO
OCTOBER 2014.
Baseline FY14 Post-toolkit FY15 % improvement Falls Falls with Injury Falls Falls with Injury Falls Falls with Injury
13 West 7.98 .68 6.6 .53 23.8% 66%
12 West 4.8 .94 4.5 .19 20% 61%
Changes in falls and injury/1,000 patient days
Shirley Ambutas
She reviewed the information with
attending physicians from multiple
surgical service lines and reviewed
current evidence to provide specific
discharge instructions based on differ-
ent surgical procedures. After obtaining
the information, Katrina worked with
Frances Jacobs, RN, patient education
coordinator, to update or create new
patient education materials that were
uploaded into the Krames On-Demand
system. Krames provides nurses with
easy access to print materials for
patients to review and take home.
This project was completed in June
2015 and was intended to help stream-
line the discharge process for nursing
staff, improve patient quality of care,
and also improve patient satisfaction in
the prep/recovery area. Now that the
initial project has been completed and
all discharge and after-care instruc-
tions have been uploaded, each
surgical service will provide updates
yearly or as needed to keep up
to date with the most recent
evidence-based practice. The
feedback has been positive from
patients, nursing staff and providers on
this initiative, and it will continue to be
an ongoing process to provide patients
with the best possible guidelines for at
home care.
THE PREP/RECOVERY UNITS RELY HEAVILY ON MANY DIFFERENT
SURGICAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC AND IN-DEPTH DISCHARGE
INSTRUCTIONS WHEN PATIENTS GO HOME AFTER OUTPATIENT
SURGICAL PROCEDURES. TO ENSURE THAT DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS
ARE STANDARDIZED FOR ALL PATIENTS AND THAT THE NURSING
STAFF HAD EASY ACCESS TO WHAT EACH SURGICAL SERVICE WANTED
FOR HOME CARE, KATRINA MARSHALL, MSN, RN, CPAN (ASSISTANT
UNIT DIRECTOR OF PREP), LEAD A PROJECT TO OBTAIN SPECIFIC AND
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FROM EACH SURGICAL SERVICE.
Structural Empowerment
STANDARDIZING DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS
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Exemplary Profess ional Pract ice
TRACHEOSTOMY RELATED ACQUIRED PRESSURE ULCERS (TRAPU)
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A process improvement (PI) team convened in December 2013 with the aim to reduce TRAPUs. Patty Nedved, MSN, CENP, FABC, was the executive sponsor, with Natalie Jacobs, MSN, RN, CNS, as the improvement leader and the WOCN team (Laura Crawford, Bob Maurer and Lisa Boudreau) as the process owners. Additional interdisci-plinary team members were identified and recruited from nursing, medicine, respiratory therapy and information services: Phil LoSavio, MD, (physician sponsor), Shirley Ambutas, RN, APN, DNP, CCRN, CCNS, Cassandra Brooks, Gil Gonzales, Barb Gulczynski, Julia Hernandez, Michael Larkner, Cris
Lowry, BS, MBA, RN, Brady Scott, and Karen Walsh.
From December 2014 to March 2015, the PI team established a project charter, conducted voice of the customer interviews of clinical staff, completed a Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) of the tracheos-tomy care process, and performed literature reviews for tracheostomy dressings, suture removal time, and pressure ulcer prevention bundles. In April 2014, the team utilized con-sensus voting to select interventions for implementation. Approval was then obtained from participating care teams and clinicians, including
FY13 AND FY14 DATA INDICATED THAT MORE THAN 11 PERCENT
OF ADULT TRACHEOSTOMY SURGERY PATIENTS ACQUIRED
TRACHEOSTOMY-RELATED ACQUIRED PRESSURE ULCERS (TRAPUS).
LACK OF STANDARDIZED TRACHEOSTOMY DRESSINGS AND
INCONSISTENT SUTURE REMOVAL TIME WERE FACTORS THAT
CONTRIBUTED TO TRAPU OCCURRENCE.
Otorhinolaryngology, General Surgery, Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, the Nursing Quality Improvement Committee, and the Surgical Quality Improvement Committee.
The project goal was to reduce TRAPUs to be less than 5.88 percent by the end of FY15. To build a reliable process for TRAPU prevention, the PI team decided upon a TRAPU bundle approach that would be designated as the standard of care for adult tracheostomy surgery patients. The TRAPU Bundle compo-nents include:
1. Hydrocolloid dressing (duoderm signal) placed perioperatively for all adult tracheostomy procedures
2. Suture removal within seven days
3. Polyurethane foam dressing (PolyMem) placed upon suture removal
4. Neutral positioning of head and neck
continued
TRACHEOSTOMY RELATED ACQUIRED PRESSURE ULCERS (TRAPU) continued
Additional steps were taken to hardwire the TRAPU bundle. In the operating room, hydrocolloid dressing supplies were added to the surgeons’ equipment preference cards. In Epic, a date row was added for documentation of suture removal and included information that sutures should be removed within seven days. Definitions of stay sutures and plate sutures were also added to Epic to increase nurses’ understanding of the different types. The nursing policy on tracheostomy care was also revised to include the TRAPU bundle.
The TRAPU bundle was implemented in June 2014. Since then, the percentage of adult tracheostomy surgery patients who developed a TRAPU has decreased significantly to 1.25 percent in FY 2015.
To sustain this success, audits continue to be conducted on new tracheos-tomy patients to ensure TRAPU bundle
compliance and any TRAPU occur- rences are reported to the Skin Oversight Committee for peer review.
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Exemplary Profess ional Pract ice
ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY
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Kara Kettelson, RN, began the adult
AAT program for her GEM capstone
project while she was an NAII on 9 North
Atrium. She worked in conjunction with
Shirley Ambutas, RN, APN, DNP, CCRN,
CCNS, clinical nurse specialist for 9
Kellogg and 9 North Atrium.
From January to May 2014, 222 visits
were conducted. Nurses were surveyed
and 100 percent wanted to see pet
therapy continue. Shirley continued to
work on developing the program and
increasing the frequency of AAT visits.
Two additional GEM students, Angela
Phung and Colleen Joyce, began
working with Shirley to help develop
and validate the benefits of the AAT
program.
At that time a committee was devel-
oped and it included nursing leader-
ship from various units, occupational
therapy and palliative care. The team
decided to collect more patient data
to determine what impact AAT had on
patient outcomes. Data was collected
from October 2014 to December 2014
and IRB approval for an exempt study
was given; 69 patients were surveyed.
ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY
(AAT) HAS DEMONSTRATED
IMPROVEMENTS ON MULTIPLE
VARIABLES THAT IMPACT PATIENT
CARE SUCH AS DECREASING
DEPRESSION, INCREASING
COGNITIVE FUNCTION AND
SELF-ESTEEM, DECREASING
STRESS AND REDUCING BLOOD
PRESSURE. AAT CAN BE USED
AS ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY TO
ASSIST OCCUPATIONAL, PHYSICAL
OR SPEECH THERAPISTS. WELL
ESTABLISHED IN THE PEDIATRIC
SIDE OF RUSH, THERE WAS A NEED
TO DEVELOP AN AAT PROGRAM
FOR THE ADULT INPATIENT AREAS.
Results were analyzed with SPSS:
Pain, anxiety, and fatigue were
assessed before and after AAT.
The average pain score before AAT
was 3.48, which decreased to 2.70
after AAT (p=0.000). The average
anxiety score before AAT was 3.17
and decreased to 1.93 after AAT
(p=0.001). The average fatigue score
went from 4.46 before AAT to 3.30
after AAT (p=0.001).
All three variables showed a statis-
tically significant improvement after
an AAT visit demonstrating sub-
stantial impact to patients in both
ICUs and progressive care. A third
GEM student (Emily Rose Gippe)
began working with Shirley in May
2015 and collaborated with the AAT
committee to develop and publish
patient education materials on AAT.
The program continues to flourish as
additional volunteers are on-boarded.
New Knowledge, Innovat ions and Improvements
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RN ACTIVATED STROKE ALERT PROCESS
To improve quality, we changed our Emergency Department acute stroke evaluation algorithm from being primarily physician-driven to nurse-driven. We sought to improve our acute stroke process metrics by instituting a nurse-initiated stroke alert system in the ED. Nurses were educated on stroke
We entered the dissemination phase of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) Pathway, which is the third phase in a four-phase process.
With this step beginning in September 2014, all providers, pediatricians, obste-tricians, nurse practitioners, and nurses alike, throughout the department of Women’s and Children’s, were offered and completed a significant amount of breastfeeding education. Physicians received three hours of education, developed by Lactation Education Resources to meet the requirements set by the BFHI, focusing on the history of Baby-Friendly and basic breastfeeding management. Nursing staff received an in-depth 20 hours of education (15 hours in theory and five hours of hands-on) to aid in the day-to-day care of the breastfeeding mothers and their infants at Rush.
symptoms, and instituted an alert process to be initiated by the greet or the triage nurse. The nurse-activated stroke codes were initiated December 6, 2014.
To evaluate the effectiveness of this change, data was evaluated pre- and post-project implementation from January 2013-August 2015; 221 patients were included in the pre-intervention analysis and 103 in the post-intervention analysis.
Overall, all process outcomes improved: stroke team paging went from 57 percent to 96 percent; 45 minute door-to-lab goal improved from 33 percent to 43 percent; 45 minute CT scan order-to-complete goal
The goal was to have at least 80 percent of staff trained by the end of the calendar year. New hires are scheduled to complete their training within six months of hire. Much of the “hands-on” component is received during a nurse’s orientation under the guidance of the preceptor and with a member of the Lactation Support Services team.
To date, more than 20,000 facilities in 150 countries around the globe have earned the Baby-Friendly designation, with 326 U.S. hospitals designated. At this time, only eight hospitals in the state of Illinois have received designation, with only one in Chicago. With our site visit pending, Rush University Medical Center seeks to be the first tertiary care center in the city limits with this prestigious designation.
In addition to staff training, the BFHI unit-based team began collaborating with Rush-owned prenatal clinics to ensure
TIME IS CRITICAL WHEN ASSESSING AND TREATING ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE. RECOGNIZING STROKE AND ACTIVATING STROKE CODES ARE THE FIRST VITAL AND TIME-SENSITIVE STEPS IN THE CHAIN OF ACUTE STROKE TREATMENT.
THE BABY-FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE IS A UNICEF/WHO JOINT
ENDEAVOR, LAUNCHED IN 1991 WORLDWIDE WITH THE INTENT TO
ENCOURAGE AND RECOGNIZE HOSPITALS AND BIRTHING CENTERS WHICH
IMPLEMENT THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT
ALL MOTHERS IN EITHER SUCCESSFULLY INITIATING AND CONTINUING
TO BREASTFEED OR SAFELY FORMULA FEEDING THEIR INFANTS.
improved from 94 percent to 98 per-cent; and stroke team arrival within 15 minutes goal increased from 33 percent to 71 percent. Several clinical outcomes also improved, with the patients receiv-ing IV tPA improving from 17 percent to 20 percent; the percentage of patients undergoing endovascular procedure increasing from 1 percent to 4 percent; and average door-to-endovascular procedure decreasing from 163 minutes to 116 minutes. Nurse-activated stroke codes have considerably improved both process and clinical outcomes in the ED setting.
continuity of breastfeeding education. The focus was on consistency between information provided at onset of preg-nancy, throughout the pregnancy, continu-ing and culminating in care received in the postpartum hospital stay and through telephone support beyond. The BFHI 10 steps to successful breastfeeding has guided the process.
In May of 2015, the Mother Baby Unit (MBU) Lactation Support Services team trialed a weekly breastfeeding support group. Its purpose was well-received by patients and it became an official part of the Support Services provided in August, meeting every Monday, rain or shine, sleet or snow, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
The MBU also standardized naptime for moms to allow for additional bonding as well as improved resiliency. A pilot program began April 28, 2014 and with positive feedback from staff and patients alike, became standard practice, across all disciplines within the MBU on July 1, 2014. From 2 to 4 p.m., lights are lowered and patients are not disturbed, unless they request, facilitating additional day time rest to offset the common “up all night with baby” lack of sleep. This allowed patients to have a more positive rooming-in experience.
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New Cert i f icat ions
NURSES CERTIFIED IN FY15
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Juan F. Aguirre
Michelle L. Allen
Haneen Alwawi
Amy Ames
Rose Andron
Malgorzata Balaban
Paula M. Barone
Mayra Barragan
Sarah M. Bedo
Brandon K. Bell
Douglas A. Bowden
Tori L. Brixius
Joanne K. Brown
Frederick M. Brown Jr
Angela Brunfeldt
Lydia R. Bryant-Pettus
Joyce Buchholz-Kelley
Lynn D. Cabe
Anna G. Carey
Cristina Catalano
Kyonna Charleston
Latisha M. Clark
Alexandra G. Cook
Josefina Corral
Kristin M. Cozzi
Margaret Curtin
Dorota A. Czernecki
Maribel Diaz Rodriguez
Katherine F. Dosch
Danielle R. Dupuis
Corie Esguerra
Katie L. Froio
Jessica M. B. Garibay
Norilyn Gitz
Alyssa Goergen
Casey E. Graff
Cathryn A. Graves
Tondria R. Green
Derrick Grondin
Elisabeth Hajduk
Lillian J. Hall
Melissa M. Halverson
Melissa Holland
Sabrina L. Hornak
Melissa Jankes
Katie M. Kean
Juliana L. Kowalewski
Kerry C. Kuzmich
Tracy L. Laluma
Jennifer M. Larson
Samantha K. Last
Lori Lemasters
Amy Levin
Angela M. Linklater
Nancy B. Lins
Tana M. Lombardo
Keith L. Lowery
Laura Mahon
Cathleen A. Maidlow
Julia Margulies
Keegan Marz
Alaina Matthews
Tina K. Miller
Caitlin A. Murphy
Alice Mwaura
Patricia G. Nedved
Loren M. Nero
Henrietta N. Nkemeh
Denise Novak
Sharon S. O’brien
Marie O. Loughlin
Jessica Papo
Helen Sereda Pawluk
Barbara Ragsdale
Gregory K. Reilly
Keene A. Roadman
Tovah Roberts
Bethany E. Saul
Katie L. Schmidt
Christina Seume
Jennifer Sgro
Brittaney A. Sharp
Nadine M. Silverman
Erica Nilsson Sis
Veronica Sosa
Jennifer L. Sourek
Pamela Sroka
Laura C. Suchomel
Susanne M. Swasey
Margaret F. Sweeney
Catherine Tell
Rona M. Tiglao
Natalie L. Tito
Michelle Trampel
Angelica Velasco Tran
Kathryn Tulisiak
Samantha Vranich
Allison Wallace
Jennifer Weltzien
Jami A. White
Lisa R. Williams
Barbara C. Wizniuk
Cynthia M. Woerner
Kristen Yauk
Jennifer Zak
Allison Zawaski
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DAISY 2015 PNS AWARDS
JULY 2014 Mary Coughlin
Labor & Delivery
AUGUST 2014Melissa Tameling
Mother Baby; Peds Primary Care
SEPTEMBER 2014 Laura Heiting
SICU
OCTOBER 2014 Melissa Rivera
7 N Atrium
NOVEMBER 2014 Leshaun Williams
13 Kellogg
DECEMBER 2014 Whitney Shiner
13 E Tower
JANUARY 2015 Catherine Keegan
14 E Tower
FEBRUARY 2015Brittany Kirsch
Lisle Cancer Clinic
MARCH 2015 Laurie Wheeler
Mother Baby Unit
APRIL 2015 Laura Coffey
Outpatient Hematology/
Oncology
MAY 2015 Dianne Kelly
SICU
JUNE 2015Brogan Hanzel
12 West
CRITICAL THINKINGMargaret (Peggy) Curtin – SICU
Theresa Esposito – 12 W Tower
Jennifer Feldman – CSO ACC
Elizabeth Gonzalez – Mother Baby Unit
Amanda Johnson – PICU
Jennise Matta – Oncology
Helen Park – Nursing Resource Management
Dawn Scheuber – MICU
Whitney Shiner – 13 E Tower
Brittany Underhill Wells – NSICU
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE Nicole Albold – Mother Baby Unit
Karla Cavazos – 14 E Tower
Kristin Cozzi – CICU
Jean Flaws-Chervino – MICU
Juliana Kowalewski – 12 W Tower
Molly Lappe – PICU & General Peds
Barbara Lettiere – SICU
Geri Narsete-Prevo – L&D
Lisa Phalen – 14 W Tower
Allison Vasilj – Nursing Resource Management
LEADERSHIPJenny Abraham – 4 Kellogg
Jennifer Arnold – MICU
Keeley Binion – CICU
Maeve Boyle – 13 W Tower
Melissa Browning – Professional Nursing Practice
Marianne Corrieri-Alanez – L&D
Christine Dunmars – Mother Baby Unit
Kateri Evans – Comprehensive GI Clinic – Cancer Center
Catherine Keegan – 14 E Tower
Amy Levin – NICU
Debra Levin – Case Management Department
Maria-Socorro Mendoza – Community Health
Susi Nelson – PICU
Rhonda Powell – Nursing Resource Management
Molly Prendergast – Radiation Oncology
Sarah Saldino – 13 W Tower
Melissa Talaski – 13 E Tower
Maggie Taylor – Mother Baby Unit
Jenny Weltzien – 14 W Tower
RELATIONSHIPS AND CARING Sarah Anderson – Radiation Oncology
Deb Babka – PICU
Gina Balzano – Pediatrics and Pediatric Dialysis
Shirma Bayna –Endoscopy Lab
Gary Blakely – 13 W Tower
Cristina Catalano – CICU
Cheryl Christensen – RUMG
Aaron Franklin – 13 E Tower
Angela Hurley – 13 W Tower
Andrea Magana – 4 Kellogg
Julia McMahon – 9 S Atrium
Shequita Nminbapel – 13 W Tower
Jennifer Novak – 14 W Tower
Guadalupe Ordaz-Nielsen – Nursing Finance and Resource Management
Catherine Provenzano – Mother Baby Unit
David Rivers – 12 W Tower
Christie Schane – Rush Cancer Center
Mary Sheehy – MICU
Heather Wilson – SICU
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE Deb Babka – PICU
Anitra Daley – Mother Baby Unit
Christine Doung – Rehab
Lilibeth Franco – SICU
Catherine Healy-Cleary – IR GI Lab
Tiffany Lee – CICU
Lois Means – Outpatient hematology
Maribel Montijo – 12 W Tower
Gino Pecoraro – PICU
Mary Ellen Sarna – L&D
AWARDS
*Bullet points indicate winner.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT AWARD
NURSING DIVERSITY AWARD
THE MARY BETH O’HOLLERAN NURSE MENTORSHIP AWARD
Cherie Hopkins – L&D – Seasons of Sharing
Tarissa Stanicel – Mother Baby Unit – Calvary Church Medical Mission Supporting Organization PMWSA and URUSA
Christy Aliposa – 13 W Tower
Hope Clarke – OR
Betty Kreider-Vazas – NSICU
Maria-Socorro Mendoza – Community
Health
Sue Purol – PICU
Erika Salvador – 7 N Atrium
Heather Todd – Mother Baby Unit
MEDICINE/ONCOLOGY/
CARDIOLOGY Tia Davis – CICU
Jean Flaws-Chervinko – MICU
Danuta Lewis – 13 W Tower
Katherine Markulin – 9 S Atrium
Monina Molina – 14 E Tower
Seema Patel – 14 W Tower
Lauren Priede – 7 N Atrium
SURGICAL, NEUROLOGICAL,
MUSCULOSKELETAL &
REHABILITATION Angela Washek – SICU
Rachel Filer – 12 E Tower
Lisa Monaco-Dutkin – 9 N Atrium
Lorna Myrie – Rehab
Denise Novak – 9 Kellogg
Carrie Picchietti – 12 W Tower
WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S Nicole Albold – Mother Baby Unit
Clare Mason – General Peds
Alaina Matthews – PICU
Geri Narsete-Prevo – L&D
Cherlyn Wheeler – NICU
MENTAL HEALTH Emily Fraser – Child Psychiatry
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT Kristin Fluitt – ED
NURSING RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT Mary Gustafson – CSO
PROFESSIONAL NURSING
PRACTICE Natalie Jacobs – Professional Nursing Practice
2015 AWARD RECIPIENT
Monina Molina – 14 E Tower
AWARDS
*Bullet points indicate department winner.
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THE LUTHER CHRISTMAN CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
THE JANE LLEWELLYN ADVANCING & LEADING THE PROFESSION AWARD
PRESIDENTIAL MENTORSHIP AWARD
MEDICINE, ONCOLOGY &
CARDIOLOGY Sarah Bedo – 13 W Tower
Daniel Boffa – 7 N Atrium
Patricia Rae Dickey – 14 W Tower
Tina Garcia – CICU
Ashley Martucci – 9 S Atrium
Leslie Radz – 14 E Tower
Keene Roadman – MICU
SURGICAL, NEUROLOGICAL,
MUSCULOSKELETAL &
REHABILITATION Elizabeth Anderson – 12 W Tower
Maureen Fleming – 9 Kellogg
Katy O’Shea – SICU
Helen Pawluk – 12 E Tower
Natalie Tito – 9 N Atrium
Betty Vega – NSICU
Cecile Ynares – 5N JRB Rehab
WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S Andrea Karkowski – General
Pediatrics
Sharon Lawrence – L&D, Mother
Baby Unit
John Overby – NICU
Jennifer Toledo – Mother
Baby Unit
Jennifer Zak – PICU
Sarah Anzevino – Division of Hematology Oncology – Breast Center
Martha Curiel – Obstetrics
Emily Fraser – 4 Kellogg
Sharon Lawrence – L&D/Mother Baby Unit
Debra Levin – Case Management Department
Valerie Musolf – NSICU
Rebecca Weber – NICU
Krzysztof Wlosek – MICU
This award will be given annually by the president of
the Professional Nursing Staff to a mentor who has
aided in his or her success throughout the
presidential term.
Julie Lopez, DNP, RN, NE-BC Associate Vice President, Clinical Nursing Operations, Medicine, Oncology, Cardiology Department
RUMG Maria Sieczka – University Transplant Program
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT Kristen Browning – ED
NURSING RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT Natalie Sikorski – CSO
PROFESSIONAL NURSING
PRACTICE Cally McKinney – Professional Nursing Practice
PERI-OP/IR LCJeanine Murphy –
Electrophysiology Lab
PSYCHIATRIC NURSINGIvana Karabegovic – 4 Kellogg
2015 AWARD RECIPIENTJohn Overby – NICU
AWARDS
*Bullet points indicate department winner.
2015 NURSE.COM GREATER CHICAGO FINALISTSChristy Aliposa, BSN, RN, CMSRN – Volunteerism and
Service
Cynthia Barginere, DNP, RN, FACHE – Advancing and
Leading the Profession
Elizabeth Day, MSN, RN, CCNS, CCRN – Clinical Care
Inpatient
Stephanie Krienitz, BSN, RN – Volunteerism and Service
Carrie Renschen, MSN, RNC-NIC – Patient and Staff Management
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Ambutas, S. RN, APN, DNP, CCRN, CCNS, Rush University; Lamb, K. RN, DNP, GCNS, Rush University; Quigley, P. RN, MPH, PhD, CRRN, Haley, J.A., VAMC VISN 8 Center for Patient Safety
Center of Inquiry Associate Director; Poster presentation, Reducing
Falls using a Fall Toolkit on Two Medical-Surgical Units, Safe Patient
Handling Seminar, Phoenix Arizona, April 21, 2015.
Bolick, Beth, DNP, NP, American Nurses Association. (2015).
Professional Issues Panel on Workplace Violence and Incivility
Position Statement: Incivility, Bullying, and Workplace Violence.
Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/
WorkplaceSafety/Healthy-Nurse/bullyingworkplaceviolence/Incivility-
Bullying-and-Workplace-Violence.html. Silver Spring, MD.
Buchholz, S. W.; Wilbur, J.; Ingram, D.; Fogg, L.; Schoeny, M.; McDevitt, J. (2015, April). Baseline Characteristics and
Intervention Engagement Predictors of Retention and Staff Level of
Effort for Study Retention in a Women’s Lifestyle Physical Activity
Program. Paper presented at the Midwest Nursing Research Society,
Indianapolis, IN.
Carlson, E., (2015) ‘Interpreting Financial Information’ STTI
Educational Program, CNE, Indianapolis, IN. (Invited)[audio/video
presentation].
Delaney, Kathleen, PhD, PMH-NP, Graduate Nursing Education:
Rush Model. Annual meeting National Organization of Nurse
Practitioner Faculties. Baltimore, MD.
Delaney, Kathleen, PhD, PMH-NP, Illinois Advanced Practice
Nursing Workforce Survey: Initial Results Illinois Health Care Action
Coalition Meeting: APN: Dependent vs. Independent, Calling the
questions. Chicago, IL.
Delaney, Kathleen, PhD, PMH-NP, Meeting the Mandates
for Change: Implementing Patient-Centered Care Priorities.
Contemporary Forums, Chicago, IL.
Delaney, Kathleen, PhD, PMH-NP, Peplau and the Brain: Critical
elements in forming relationships with clients Contemporary
Forums, Chicago, IL.
Delaney, Kathleen, PhD, PMH-NP, PMH Nurses and the Evolving
Behavioral Health Care Workforce: The Road to Directing Our
Future. American Psychiatric Nurses Association Meeting,
Orlando, FL.
Delaney, Kathleen, PhD, PMH-NP, Recovery is not Managing
Illness but Discovering Wellness. 20th Annual Northeast Regional
Psychiatric Nursing Conference. Bedford, NH.
Delaney, Kathleen, PhD, PMH-NP, Results of multi-site study:
“CAPE: Patient Centered quality Assessment of Psychiatric
inpatient environments. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting,
Minneapolis, MN.
Delaney, Kathleen, PhD, PMH-NP, Why Mindfulness Matters:
The Frontal Lobe and Narrative Coherence. 20th Annual Northeast
Regional Psychiatric Nursing Conference. Bedford, NH.
Friedrichs, J.; Wydra, M., 2014. “Dynamics of End of Life Decision
Making in the perinatal period: Tools for the Journey.” 15th Annual
Perinatal Workshop. Schaumburg, IL.
Friedrichs, J., “Time Stood Still: Caring at the moment of loss.”
Greater Ill Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition, Bloomington, IL.
June 2015.
Halloway, S.; Wilbur, J.; Buchholz, S. B.; Schoeny, M. E., (2015, April). Correlates of sedentary behavior in older Latinos.
Poster presentation at the 39th Annual Research Conference of
the Midwest Nursing Research Society, Indianapolis, IN.
Halloway, S.; Wilbur, J.; Schoeny, M. E.; & Buchholz, S. W., (2014, September). Correlates of lifestyle physical activity in
older Latinos. Invited poster presentation at the Sigma Theta Tau
Leadership Connection 2014, Indianapolis, IN.
Halloway, S.; Wilbur, J.; Schoeny, M. E.; Buchholz, S. W., (2014, September). Correlates of physical activity in older
community-dwelling Latinos. Podium presentation at the Council
for the Advancement of Nursing Science’s 2014 State of Science
Conference, Washington, D.C.
Heitschmidt, M., Invited faculty planning member, moderator,
and speaker for the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA)
7th National Conference, Chicago, IL, September 2014.
Innella, N.; Brietenstein, S.; Hamilton, R.; Reed, M.; McNaughton, D., (2015). Determinants of Obesity in the Hispanic
Preschool Population: An Integrative Review. Public Health Nursing,
doi: 10.1111/phn.12215.
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Keegan, Maria, BSN; Blakely, Gary, BSN, MSN, coordinated
and presented at the ELNEC workshop spring 2015.
Kujath, A.; Napier, T.C., The Neuroscience of Drug Abuse and
Addiction on the Developing Brain – implications for Orthopaedic
Nursing, Chapter 048 National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses
Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Kujath, A., Competencies for the Nurse in the 21st Century, Invited
panelist for the Education Special Interest Group presentation at the
2015 Congress of the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses,
Nashville, TN.
Kujath, A., Orthopaedic Nursing Certification: What you need
to know from novice through retirement, Chapter 048 National
Association of Orthopaedic Nurses Regional Symposium,
Maywood, IL.
Mohr, L.D., ”The Stars at Night are Big and Bright”: Research
Presentations. WOCN Society 47th Annual Convention,
San Antonio, TX.
Mohr, L.D., “Past Presidents Roundtable: Violence, Patient Centered
Care.” Society of Pediatric, Nursing 25th Annual Conference,
Anaheim, CA.
Preston-Safarz, P.; Bolick, B., (2015). A pilot study to implement
and evaluate the use of objective structured clinical examinations
in an RN to BSN in nursing program. Clinical Simulation in Nursing,
11(1), 59-63.
Racelis, M. C.; Schriver, K., Overcoming Barriers to Achieve
Patient Hygiene: Improving Quality of Care, Satisfaction, Workflow
Efficiency, and Cost at National Association of Clinical Nurse
Specialists Annual Conference-March 2015, San Diego, CA.
Reed, M., (2015, Sept.). Diversity in the Workplace: A Public Health
Nursing Perspective Panelist, ANA- Illinois Nursing Forum,
Chicago, IL.
Reed, M.; Cygan, H.; Lui, K, Mullen, M., (2015). Identification,
Prevention and Management of Childhood Overweight and Obesity
in a Pediatric Primary Care Center. Clinical Pediatrics (accepted
in press).
Reed, M.; Cygan, H.; Lui, K.; Mullen, M., Policy Implementation
for Identification, Prevention and Management of Childhood
Overweight and Obesity. Paper submitted to 2015 American Public
Health Association (accepted for podium presentation).
Reed, M.; McNaughton, D.; Julion, W.; Wilbur, J., (2015)
Exploring strategies and structural preferences for an obesity
prevention intervention with African American daughter/mother
dyads. Paper submitted to 2015 American Public Health Association
(accepted for round table presentation).
Reed, M.; Schoeny, M.; Wilbur, J., (2015, Aug.) African American
girl and parent obesity prevention interventions: an integrative
review. Journal of Healthcare for Poor and Underserved 26
(3)737-760. doi 10.1353/hpu.2015.0103.
Simental, L., Patient Safety: Fall Prevention Project. Association of
Rehabilitation Nurses. September 30-October 3, New Orleans, LA.
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POSTERS
Browning, M.; Lough, A., (May 2015) Improving Collaboration
with Palliative Care (PC): Nurse Driven Screenings for PC Consults,
American Association of Critical Care Nurses Annual National
Conference, San Diego, CA.
Buccholz, S.; Moss, A.; Ingram, D.; Wilbur, J.; Fogg, L., (April 16-19, 2015) Study Design and Baseline Characteristics of
a Bilingual Text4Walking Intervention for Food Service Employees.
Poster presentation at the Midwest Nursing Research Society 2015
Annual Conference. Indianapolis, IN.
Buchholz, S. W.; Moss. A.; Ingram, D.; Fogg, L.; Sandi, G.; Wilbur, J.; Ocampo, E., (2015, April) Study Design and Baseline
Characteristics of a Bilingual Text4Walking Intervention for Food
Service Employees. Poster presented at the Midwest Nursing
Research Society, Indianapolis, IN.
Ferry-Rooney, R.; Moss, A., Capturing Clinical Practice Data:
A Cross Sectional Study to Inform Development of an Outcome
Collection Strategy Across Multiple Faculty Practice Partnerships,
American Association of Colleges of Nursing, San Diego, CA.
Ferry-Rooney, R.; Moss, A., (January 28, 2015) Capturing
Clinical Practice Data: A Cross-Sectional Study Informing Outcome
Collection Across Multiple Faculty Practice Sites. Poster presenta-
tion at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Practice
Leadership Network Pre-Conference. San Diego, CA.
Friedrichs, Judy, MS, RN; Nunes, Denise, MS, RN; Lawrence, Christie, DNP, APN/CNS; Mary Hurley, APN; Kandice McNeal, BSN, RN; Katrina Grospe, BSN, RN; Kristen M. Hayes, BSN, RN; Wilcox, Roger A., PharmD; Danza, Robin, RRT; Murphy, Sara, MBA, RRT; Fleming, Kellianne, BA, RRT; Murray, Karen, MS, RN; Martini, Anne Elizabeth, MD; Lamorena, Emilee, MS, RRT; Powell, Steven B., MD; Robin, Beverley, MD., “Take A Breath:
A BPD Reduction NICU Quality Initiative,” Rush Safety and Quality
Poster Fair, Rush University, Chicago, IL. March, 2015.
Geis, A.; Colleran, M., (2015, June 4) Completing the Puzzle:
The Necessary Pieces of Behavioral Health/Primary Care Integration.
Invited Presentation to Psychiatric Workforce Summit, Psychiatric
Rehabilitation Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
Gonzaga-Reardon, M.; Altman, P.; Serafin, F.; Valentine, R., Triage Patient Flow Redesign in An Urban Academic Emergency
Department, Emergency Nurses Association 2014 Annual
Conference Indianapolis, IN.
Gonzaga-Reardon, M.; Stults, J.; Nuno, M., Protecting Patients
Against CVC and PIV-Related Infections: An ED Survey, Emergency
Nurses Association 2014 Annual Conference Indianapolis, IN.
Heitschmidt, M.; Kleinpell, R.; Braun, L.; Hamilton, R.; Fogg, L.; Grady, K., “Quality of Life in Newly Diagnosed Adults with Atrial
Septal Defects,” Poster presentation, Palmer Conference, Loyola
University April 2015.
Heitschmidt, M.; Kleinpell, R.; Braun, L.; Hamilton, R.; Fogg, L.; Grady, K., “Quality of Life in Newly Diagnosed Adults with
Atrial Septal Defects,” Poster presentation, Adult Congenital Heart
Association, 7th National Conference Sept. 2014.
Jacobs, Natalie; Krch-Cole, Elizabeth, Urinary Catheter Training:
Developing an Effective Program from the Group Up, Association for
Nurses in Professional Development Annual Conference, Orlando, FL
July 2014.
Manion, A.; Stoykov, M.; Norris, L.; Nathan, M.; Maddock, C.; Cortes, A.G.; Izaguirre, D.K.; Ozelie, R., Interdisciplinary
Approach to Optimizing Child Development Through Play,
Language Acquisition, and Nutrition, Rush Community Engagement
Symposium Chicago, IL.
Manion, A., Asthma and Obesity: A New Phenotype Impacting
Global Health, NAPNAP Annual Conference Las Vegas, NV.
Manion, A., Positional Plagiocephaly and Motor Delays in Children,
18th National Mother Baby Nurses Conference Orlando, FL.
Miller, Andrea, RN, Outcomes of Structured Learning at a
Therapeutic Day School. ANCC Magnet Conference, October 2014.
Dallas, TX.
Moss, A. (November 11, 2014). Improving the Health of
Low-Income, Minority Foodservice Workers Through a Unique
Academic-Business Partnership. Poster presentation at the Rush
University Medical Center Advanced Practice Nurse Week Poster
Session. Chicago, IL.
Moss, A.; Miller, A.; Fogg, L.; Johnson, T., (May 2015) Revisiting
the Cost Analysis of a Nurse-Managed Workplace Wellness &
Primary Care Clinic: Preliminary Findings. Poster
presentation at the Rush University College of Nursing Golden
Lamp Society Annual Luncheon. Chicago, IL.
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Murphy, M.; Carlson, E.; Hinch, B., (2015) BSN-DNP Curriculum:
Formative Evaluation and Lessons Learned. Poster presented at the
AACN Doctoral Conference, San Diego, CA. January 29-31, 2015.
Murphy, M.; Hinch, B.; Miller, J., (2014) Use of Typhon to Enhance
Adult-Gerontology Competencies in APRN Programs. Poster
presented at the National Conference of the Gerontological
Advanced Practice Nurses Association, Orlando, FL. September
17-20.
Murphy, M.; Hinch, B.; Miller, J., (April, 2015) BSN-DNP
Curriculum: What Have We Learned? (Poster) National Organization
of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), National Conference.
Baltimore, MD.
Nunes, Denise, MS, RN; Lawrence, Christie, DNP, RN; Hurley, Mary, APN; McNeal, Kandace, MS, RN; Grospe, Katrina, MS, RN; Hayes, Kristen, MS, RN; Wilcox, Roger, PharmD; Danza, Robin, R-RT; Murphy, Sara, R-RT; Fleming, Kellianne, R-RT; Robin, Beverley, MD; Powell, Steven B., MD; project coordi-nator: Friedrichs, Judy, MS, RN., “Take A Breath: BPD Reduction
Quality Initiative,” March of Dimes Annual Perinatal Nursing
Conference, March 2015. Lisle, IL.
Odiaga, J.; Miller, J.; Gierlowski, T., (April, 2015) Interprofessional
Education: A Curricular Gap Analysis (Poster). National Organization
of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), National Conference.
Baltimore, MD.
Schriver, K.; Racelis, M. C.; et al., Overcoming Barriers to Achieve
Patient Hygiene: Improving Quality of Care, Satisfaction, Workflow
Efficiency, and Cost at National Association of Orthopedic Nurses
Annual Congress. May 16-19, 2015. Nashville, TN.
Simental, L., Decreasing Falls and Falls with Injuries for the
Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit. September 30-October 3. New
Orleans, LA.
Simental, L., Patient Safety: Fall Prevention Project. Association of
Rehabilitation Nurses. September 30-October 3. New Orleans, LA.
Thomas, Peggy, RN; Sanford, DeeDee, RN; Siegall, Cheryl, RN; Pittman, Kevin, RN, “Alcohol Abuse in Psychiatric Treatment,”
Rush Safety and Quality Poster Fair, Rush University, Chicago, IL.
March, 2015.
Waszkiewicz, M.; Evans, S.; Simental, L.; Busbey, M.B.; Devonish, A.; Abner, P.; Ynares, C.; Vo Erlain, T.; Anderson, L.; Bennett, G.; Hellmich, M.; Koverman, B.; Torres, C.; Guitierrez, L., Decreasing injuries from Falls, Rush Magnet Fair.
May 2015.
Waszkiewicz, M.; Simental, L.; Busbey, M.B.; Simler, M.; Zerivitz, R.; Koverman, B.; Behel, J.; Kasi, R.; Torres, N., Improving Comprehension and Expression Scores in Non-Stroke
Patients. Magnet Fair, May, 2014. Quality and Safety Fair April,
2015. Interprofessional Safety, Quality and Efficiency Quality
Presentation June 24, 2015.
Waszkiewicz, M.; Simental, L.; Evans, S.; Busbey, M.B., Staff Engagement, Rush Magnet Fair. May 2015
Nedved, P.; Lopez, J.; Dowding, E.; Brandt, S.; Barbee, M.J.; Buring, R.L.; Deutschmann, K.M.; Durham M.; Gulczynski B.; Harvey S.D.; Jakubik D.M.; Jaros, M.; Killeen, K.M.; Kim, J.; Luvich, R.; Narowski, R.J.; Oddsen, S.; Pekofske, A.G.; Read, E.; Renschen, C.J.; Schmitt, B.A.; Schoenemann, S.; Tomich, A.; Vaclavik, E.A.; Wallace, E.; Xu, L.; Yoder M., CLABSI Project,
Magnet Conference, Dallas. October 2014.
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PUBLICATIONS
Awad, S.M.; Masood, S.A.; Gonzalez, I.; Cao, Q.L.; Abdulla, R.I.; Heitschmidt, M.G.; Hijazi, Z.M., The Use of Intracardiac
Echocardiography During Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve
Replacement. Pediatric Cardiology. 2014, July 29.
Baker, E.A.; Ledford, C.H.; Fogg, L.; Way, D.P.; Park, Y.S., (2015)
The IDEA Assessment Tool: Assessing the Reporting, Diagnostic
Reasoning, and Decision-Making Skills Demonstrated in Medical
Students’ Hospital Admission Notes. Teaching and learning in
medicine, 27(2), 163-173.
Bathish, M.; Aebersold, M.; Fogg, L.; Potempa, K., (2015)
Development of an Instrument to Measure Deliberate Practice
in Professional Nurses. Applied Nursing Research.
Benolkin, L.; Kinstler, D.; Delaney, K.R., (2015) Improving
Awareness of an Acute Psychiatric Unit’s Capacity for Admission of
New Patients. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health
Services, 53(8), 30-5.
Bigger, H. R.; Fogg, L. J.; Patel, A. L.; Johnson, T.; Engstrom, J. L.; Meier, P. P., (2014) Quality indicators for human milk use in
very low-birthweight infants: Are we measuring what we should be
measuring? Journal of Perinatology, 34, 287-291.
Bogner, J.; Barrett, R.; Hammond, F.; Horn, S.; Corrigan, J.; Rosenthal, J.; Beaulieu, C.; Waszkiewicz, M.; Shea, T.; Reddin, C.; Cullen, N.; Giuffrida, C.; Young, J.; Gramoe. W., Predictors
of Agitated Behavior During Inpatient Rehabilitation for Traumatic
Brain Injury. Archives Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
publication pending, (2015 summer). Research supported by
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ADDITIONAL AWARDS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Adeniran, R.; Bolick, B.; Cuming, R.; Edmonson, C.; Khan, B.; Lawson, L.; Wilson, D. (2015) Civility tool-kit: Resources to
empower healthcare leaders to identify, intervene and prevent
workplace bullying. Retrieved from www.stopbullyingtoolkit.org.
Aliposa, Christy, BSN - J. Robert Clapp Jr., Diversity Leadership
Award Nominee, February 2015
Aliposa, Christy, BSN - Regional Magnet Nurse of the Year Award
Nominee, April 2015
Bolick, Beth, DNP, NP - Rush University College of Nursing 2015
Luther Christman MVP Award
Cortez, Edmundo, MD; Crosley, Cliff, RN, MSN; Elwood, Brittany, RN, BSN; Kellianne Flemming, RRT, BA; King, Anna, RN, BSN; Levins, Sheila, RN, MSN, CPN; Lucero, Kari, RN, BSN; Petrungaro, Amy, RN, BSN; Carrie Renschen, RN, MSN, RNC-NIC; Maldonado, Ana, RN3, NPS; Moran, Molly, RN, MSN, CCRN; Rodriguez, Ana RN, BSN; Sorenson, RN, BSN, NICN; Taylor, Tasha; Warner, Kately, RN, BSN - Team of the Quarter
Award, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Flood Evacuation Team,
March 2015
Delaney, Kathleen, PhD, PMH-NP - American Psychiatric Nurses
Association, Psychiatric Nurse of the Year, 2015
Fetrow, Lani - McAvoy-Newsom PCT of the Quarter
Fetrow, Lani - McAvoy-Newsom PCT of the Year
Friedrichs, Judy RN, MS, CPLC, FT - Gamma Phi, Sigma Theta Tau,
The Judy Jezek Scholarship Award, January 2015
Friedrichs, Judy RN, MS, CPLC, FT - New York Life-Children’s Grief
Reach Grant for Online Bereavement Support, October 2014
Friedrichs, Judy RN, MS, CPLC, FT - The Dorothy and Luther
Christman Scholarship, Rush University College of Nursing,
May 2015
Garcia, Christina, BSN, RN - LCCNEA departmental winner
Geis, Alice, DNP, APN - The Kathleen Andreoli Clinical Practice
MVP Award from Rush University College of Nursing, 2015
Geis, Alice, DNP, APN - Integrated Healthcare award for Trilogy
program from Illinois Psychiatric Society, 2015
Gonzaga-Reardon, Marites, MSN, APN, CCNS-BC, CEN - Nurse
Educator Award, IL Emergency Nurses Association
Halloway, Shannon, PhD(c), RN - Golden Lamp Society,
Dissertation Award
Halloway, Shannon, PhD(c), RN - Midwest Nursing Research
Society, Western Journal of Nursing Research Best Graduate Student
Paper Award
Heitschmidt, M. - Medical Staff PhD Graduate Award, Rush
University, May 2015
Jordan, R. G.; Engstrom, J. L.; Marfell, J. A.; Farley, C. L. (eds.). (2014 ) Prenatal and postnatal care: a woman centered approach.
Ames, IA: Wiley. American College of Nurse-Midwives ‘Book of the
Year’ Award for 2014
Killeen, Katie, MSN, APN, ACNP-BC - Rush APN award,
October 2014
Kujath, Amber, PhD, RN, ONC - National Association of
Orthopaedic Nurses Past Presidents Leadership Award
Kujath, Amber, PhD, RN, ONC - Top 40 Under 40 Emerging
Nursing Leaders of Illinois in the Innovation/New Knowledge/
Research category awarded by Illinois Nurses Foundation and the
Illinois Healthcare Action Coalition, 2015
Ledda, Ray - Heart of the Hero Award
Manion, Amy, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC - RU Engaged Service Grant
Healthcare Education/Promotion
McIntosh, Eric, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC - Excellence in Clinical Care
Award - Rush University Medical Center, December 2014
Miller, Joanne, PhD, APN, CNP-BC - Dave Butler Spirit of GAPNA
Award for outstanding service to the Gerontological Advanced
Practice Nurse Association (GAPNA, September 2014.
Mohr, Lynn D., PhD, APN, PCNS-BC, CPN - The Luther Christman
Unification Model Award for Excellence in Nursing Research 2015
Moss, Angela, PhDc, MSN, APN-BC, RN - Rush University College
of Nursing Faculty Practice MVP Award, 2014
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ADDITIONAL AWARDS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Moss, Angela, PhDc, MSN, APN-BC, RN - Rush University Golden
Lamp Society Dissertation Scholarship, 2015
Moss, Angela, PhDc, MSN, APN-BC, RN - The Rush University
College of Nursing Sue Gin Health Clinic at Oakley Square Research
Funding, November, 2014
Nedved, Patricia, MSN, CENP, FABC - Executive Healthcare
Leadership Fellow, Advisory Board Company
Nissen, Cynthia, MSN, APN, CWCN - CGAPN (Chicagoland
Gerentological Advanced Practice Nurses) Research Award for SAFE:
Stroke Awareness for Elders: a five-week community health program
for Spanish speaking older adults in Chicago Lawn, 2015
Reed, Monique, PhD, RN - Illinois Board of Higher Education,
Nurse Faculty Educator Award- $10,000 to support development of
a faculty workshop to incorporate cultural competency training for
nurse faculty of entry-level student
Reed, Monique, PhD, RN - Top 40 Under 40 Emerging Nursing
Leaders of Illinois in the Innovation/New Knowledge/Research
category awarded by Illinois Nurses Foundation and the Illinois
Healthcare Action Coalition, 2015
Rehabilitation unit 5 N JRB - Magnet Excellence Award Decreasing
Falls and Decreasing Injuries from Fall
Riefenberg, Alec - McAvoy-Newsom PCT of the Quarter
Rosenberg, L. (PI) - Robert Wood Johnson New Careers in Nursing
Scholarship Program Grant, (#71780), 9/1/14-8/31/15, $120,000.
Scruggs, Angel - Rehabilitation Excellence Award, 2014
Scruggs, Angel and Bennet, Gwendolyn - PCT Clinical
Advancement Award, 2014
Thomas, Peggy, RN; Sanford, DeeDee, RN; Siegall, Cheryl, RN; Pittman, Kevin, RN - Most Impactful Safety Quality or Efficiency
Improvement Award, “Alcohol Abuse in Psychiatric Treatment”,
Rush Safety and Quality Fair,Rush University Medical Center,
March 2015
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